Maryland (2-6, 1-3 ACC) travels to play at NC State (3-5, 0-4 ACC) at 1 p.m. today at Carter-Finley Stadium. The game won't be on television, but will be on ESPN360.com. NC State hopes to earn its first ACC win of the season, and here are this week's Keys To The Game.[details]

A tall, long-armed safety who displays good ball skills (a former wide receiver) and looks natural adjusting to the throw, Skinner exhibits impressive body control and fluidity in coverage for his size. But he has a tendency to get too high and struggles generating much of a burst out of his breaks. He's more of a strider who plays at one speed but has improved his instincts considerably from a year ago and does a much better job taking proper angles to the ball. He generates good power on contact in the secondary and will disengage the ball from his man, but he lacks the closing speed to consistently break on the ball.